For some interfaith families, a special holiday season as Hanukkah and Christmas overlap
For the first time in almost 20 years, this week the beginning of Hanukkah — the eight-day Jewish festival of lights — falls on Christmas Day, a rare quirk of the calendar that has occurred only four times since 1900.
25 is extra special this year: It's the date Christmas is always celebrated and ... Confusion over the spelling of the Jewish holiday is because the name of the holiday is a Hebrew word and ...
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, or Chanukah -- the Festival of Lights ... and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar ...
The Rev. Priscilla Felisky Whitehead said holiday gatherings are a perfect ... nor is the celebration of Christmas. And ...
One film was inspired by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, while another has a less famous muse: a friend from the Jewish ...
In fact, embracing Christmas music can even be a nod to the Jewish contribution to the season’s cultural fabric. These songs remind us that we’ve long been part of shaping what makes the holidays ...
Opinion: As Christmas and Hanukkah coincide, is it time for everyone to let there be holiday lights?
The Orthodox Jewish community I grew up in rejected Christmas lights as signs of unwanted assimilation. We lighted the menorahs in our windows and doorways for the holiday’s eight nights ...
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Jewish Federation hosts day of service on Christmas in the Capital RegionWhile Christmas is not a holiday for everybody, some who don’t celebrate used it as a way to give back to the community this ...
What stores and restaurants are open on Christmas 2024? The list includes Walgreens, CVS, Red Lobster, TGI Fridays, ...
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